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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (6.5 hours/5 cassette), Audio CD (6.5 hours/6 CD), Hardcover
Book Description:
In this superb novel by the beloved author of Talk Before Sleep, The Pull of the Moon, and Until the Real Thing Comes Along, a woman re-creates her life after divorce by opening up her house and her heart.
Samantha's husband has left her, and after a spree of overcharging at Tiffany's, she settles down to reconstruct a life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. Her eccentric mother tries to help by fixing her up with dates, but a more pressing problem is money. To meet her mortgage payments, Sam decides to take in boarders. The first is an older woman who offers sage advice and sorely needed comfort; the second, a maladjusted student, is not quite so helpful. A new friend, King, an untraditional man, suggests that Samantha get out, get going, get work. But her real work is this: In order to emerge from grief and the past, she has to learn how to make her own happiness. In order to really see people, she has to look within her heart. And in order to know who she is, she has to remember--and reclaim--the person she used to be, long before she became someone else in an effort to save her marriage. Open House is a love story about what can blossom between a man and a woman, and within a woman herself.
Samantha's husband has left her, and after a spree of overcharging at Tiffany's, she settles down to reconstruct a life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. Her eccentric mother tries to help by fixing her up with dates, but a more pressing problem is money. To meet her mortgage payments, Sam decides to take in boarders. The first is an older woman who offers sage advice and sorely needed comfort; the second, a maladjusted student, is not quite so helpful. A new friend, King, an untraditional man, suggests that Samantha get out, get going, get work. But her real work is this: In order to emerge from grief and the past, she has to learn how to make her own happiness. In order to really see people, she has to look within her heart. And in order to know who she is, she has to remember--and reclaim--the person she used to be, long before she became someone else in an effort to save her marriage. Open House is a love story about what can blossom between a man and a woman, and within a woman herself.
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Jo Anne C. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
In less than two pages of reading, I was in love with the main character of this novel. There she was, no flaw unexposed, in all her shame and self-invalidation, and I loved her for it. Her journey from scorned wife to triumph and self-love rings with the truth of life, and her foibles will resonate with anyone who has ever had a bad hair day. If for some unfathomable reason, someone were to write my biography when I die, I want it to be Elizabeth Berg.
Terri E. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book from beginning to end, I couldn't put it down. The writing style of Ms. Berg has perfect flow and rhythm. This was the first book I've read of hers so I'm not sure how the rest are--but the writing of Open House is perfect. It gets to the heart of the matter on the first page, first line: "You know before you know, of course." This is a book about divorce and one woman's loss of herself and how she struggles to find herself again. A lot of heartache--but well worth the read!
Cori B. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is such an honest look at divorce and how it can affect your life totally-- then the wonderful adventure of falling in love again.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an interesting boook. The characters seemed like people that might live around me. Their stories were real. I enjoyed it very much.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Funny, sad, totally engaging; like all of Berg's books, this was an engrossing story of a woman's growth that was difficult to put down.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Berg is one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I was going to. It starts out with the marriage ending and the author conveys this so well that I feared how dismal the story would be. She then has you share the joy of each new step as she remakes her life into something good. Beautifully done.
Diane B. (
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This was my first time reading Berg.Book was a very quick easy read and I am going to read more of . Reminds me of Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult
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This novel is a journey of a newly divorced woman as she finds herself and possibly the true love of her live. A very quick read
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A cute story and a fast read. I really enjoyed it.
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Gosh, where to start? As an avid reader, there are many books out there that I love/hate or have an indifference to, but this one is special. Elizabeth Berg writes with a style that is a true pleasure to read. Reading a book, imagining its characters, picturing scenes, all those things can come from any book. Ms. Berg makes you FEEL each character, laugh with them, cry with them. I almost felt like the main character Sam was someone I knew personally, in all her imperfect glory. I was completely surprised with this book, and I loved it.
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I really enjoyed this book. A very honest story about a woman getting a divorce and then putting her life back together. My first book by this author, but won't be my last. I would recommend it.
A woman's struggle coming to terms with divorce, bringing up a child on her own, dating again, building a new life. Smart, funny, and satisfying. A joy to read, for Berg's graceful writing and sharply drawn characters, perhaps like people you and I know. - Cover blurb
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Nancy M. (A woman survives the trauma of divorce- when it wasn't her choice. Touching book
This is the story of a woman whose husband asks for a divorce. She is left with a young son and how she copes with the divorce; dating, room mates, jobs, etc.
The emotions of a woman surprised by her husband's leaving and asking for a divorce. Good read.
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